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Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized keynote speaker, leadership coach, and bestselling author specializing in nonverbal communication and leadership presence. As president of Kinsey Consulting Services in Berkeley, she guides executives, managers, and change agents in projecting confidence, credibility, caring, and charisma through body language.
A scholar-practitioner, she’s served as adjunct faculty at John F. Kennedy University (International MBA), UC’s Executive Education program, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institutes for Organization Management.
Her acclaimed books include The Silent Language of Leaders and The Nonverbal Advantage, and she’s published over 300 articles on organizational change, collaboration, and workplace communication. She also authored the LinkedIn Learning course Body Language for Leaders (2 million+ views).
Carol has delivered keynotes to more than 200 organizations across 25+ countries—including FedEx, GE, AT&T, HP, Google, Bank of America, Department of Energy, and PepsiCo , and has been featured in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, PBS, MarketWatch, Industry Week, Investor’s Business Daily, and NBC Nightly News.
Before her business career, Carol was a therapist in private practice, a nightclub entertainer, and even a 49ers majorette—roles she cites as key to her engaging, spontaneous speaking style.
